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Ombudsman's response to the Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
4 October 2023
The Ombudsman has written to the Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust, following the Trusts appearance before the Norfolk Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee. The Committee met to consider the findings of a report into the way the Trust recorded...
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GP mistakes led to patient suffering a stroke and going blind
4 October 2023
Doctors missed a man’s stroke which led him to suffer another one and go temporarily blind. The man said that the experience had changed him from ‘an outgoing social person, to a sheltered man living in fear that he is...
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Ombudsman Rob Behrens comments on the University Hospitals Birmingham review into organisation culture
27 September 2023
Ombudsman Rob Behrens comments on University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) review into culture that was published today. “Patient safety must be a priority, but for that to happen, the Trust has to listen to its staff and patients...
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Mother left ‘too scared to try for another child’ after doctors failed her during labour
15 September 2023
A pregnant woman with a mood disorder was left ‘confused and terrified’ after doctors failed to realise she was in labour and refused to call her partner to be with her. The 39-year-old from Buckinghamshire who has cyclothymia, which is...
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Ombudsman comments on Lucy Letby inquiry being given statutory status
30 August 2023
The Lucy Letby inquiry has been given statutory status, meaning that it now has use of all the legal powers available, including the power to compel witnesses to give evidence. Earlier this month, Ombudsman Rob Behrens wrote to the Health...
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